HC Deb 02 April 1984 vol 57 c425W
Mr. Freeson

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to promote regional co-operation among Council of Europe member states in the field of marine scientific research and the protection of the marine environment.

Mr. Whitney

The United Kingdom is the moving force behind work on the classification of the marine biocenoses in the North Sea and Baltic, and we have contributed towards work in this area in the Mediterranean region.